Electric motor transmission



Aug. 23, 1932. R. T. WISE ELECTRIC MOTOR TRANSMISSION Filed Sept. 29, 1930 lli lll Patented Aug. 23, 1932 nurTED4 f 'A n :ROY m'wisn;orfnnnxnnnmonnrnonmn, Assrenoniroiwisn rATnNr-Ann iinvnnogel ivinnm coivirniiizgor Nnwvzonxgn. Y.A connonn'rioiv .or DELAWARE A Elinor-n10.Momons'rnnnsmrssion mppiicaiionfnieaiseptember 29, raso; :.fseriaifnolnsaeia VThis invention relates i to `newf. and yuseful improvements invelectric motor A tran-smissions whereby lseveral 'differentV speeds can be obtainedfrom a constant;` speed electric motor. Y f A Heretofore, one Lor moregears-of such transmissions were caused to rotate-as soon as the electric motor wasl turned on,p.thereby imposing unnecessary rwear upon the varions parts. In the present invention,'theiv important object is .to provide-an arrangement Awherein none of the .gearsnof .thetransmis- `sion are caused to rotate:whentheelectric motor is first switched-.on'.andjisiaccomvplished by the provision of a novelfarniaturefshaft and association of the clutch mechanism therewith, whichiperm-its A.this armature shaft to rotate reeof` anylgearing when the clutchmechanism is disengaged.

Another objectof `the inventionis to 4vprovide a compact transmission mechanism .of

the above character y which canbe operated `from a point remote.and specicallypon the opposite side of themotor fromnthatfnpon which the transmission isfassociated. Other objectsA and 'advantages of thexinvention will become yapparentL during ,the course ofthe following description. n

ln the. accompanying drawi-ngforming a part ofV the description, thee-figure Iis a .fragmentary longitudinal4 section ,throughfthe motor. and associatedtransmission gearing Referring `now more, particularly., to .the drawing, the numeral lindicates.afjiield frameA or `casingfofnan electric motor. yThe opposite openends of the,easingsarexclosed byV closure plates Zand 8.k lThe.closureplate 2 forms an'integral `.partV of ja Vtransmission housing `4 having its outer lopenendrclosed by a` closure plate V5, bolted*theretouasillustrated. lThis closure plate ,.15 .isgprovided with apair ofbearing-openings G -and in each of which is disposed an anti-:friction bearing '8. rlfhefliearing opening 6 at its outer end is housed by a removable cap 9,

while the hearing opening 7 is housed with a similar cap l0 vhaving an opening surrounded by a suitable packing 11 for a purpose which will presently appear.

The transmission casing 4 is provided .flange V17 to prevent Vthe escape, ofoil nom mounted v upon bearing 'discs 22 Vlosely mounted Yon the ,projecting end .of the ar-mature shaftas, explained in mycoependilng thesevfelements are an integral partitionl.)l forming aficon- Y ,-tinnation ofthe closure plate/12, y,Thisiparr-iii- .tiion is provided with a ,bearingfopeninggl' receiving an anti-friction bearing 14.,arranged 4in axial alignment `lvwiththe,bearing 55 .opening G for fsupportingtheg projecting `end .of a tubular: armature shaft 15. AAsnzvillbe seen, oneendoff-this armature shaft projects Nthrough VVthe bearing 14 and nthrough theV transmission housing 4 :and 1anti-:Vf,ricton 60 bearing f8 f arranged within i the. i opening 56. vA-thrust nut lois yscrewednontolthelouter `prog ecting end `of thearmature shaft' tos; hold mwa-Sher in abutment with-the, antifriction bearing i 8. Sincethegears,to. bepresently 65 described, and which 1aremountedf.wvithin :the transmission casing.. are adaptedtorun :in-1 oil, the partition l2y surrounding*the 7.armature `shaft isprovided. with,..a,packing 70 .the transmissioninto the electricmotor;

`vAfser-ies ,of ,gears, 18, 19 20, r aBdZL ofiprogressively increasing diameters isdoosely' ,which Y ,are

,applicati-on :Ser: 1928. i

As .explained .Y inVV said frapplication, "fricvtion clutch 23 is@ provided ifor :cach ofihe :gears and comprises essentially apa'inofseg- `mental inherentlyf;resilientclutchf hoes. hav- `inge running' fitti-n the borev of; its :respective ,gean The adjacent endsi off` these 'clutch .shoes-are beveledpin 'outwardly .converging 85 .relationship :stoten angle f-OI kpPGXmtfely twenty degrees vto provide tapered sockets-be- ,tweeny the shoes A,at .ldiametrically.disposed points. I. pair ,ofY 4diametro'.cally..disposed -olutch yeleinents areslslidablyf "monnted in 30 dia-metrically disposed; ,openings in. the tubulartarmature shaft ljfor each.,Clutch;and

Y 'l .provided Ewith=:e111ar-fgeid tape-redheadsiittilgtheqxtapered, socketsflbee tween the` clutch shoes` so, that npomoutward i535 movement .of the clutchelements, he, Clllth fslioesr. are lcaused-:toi,expand radiallyandroir-- oumferentiallytoririctionallyengagethebore A(Dif-its :respeotive gear for :fclutchingitheglatter tol-thearmatnreshatt. nAstadetailedldeseripr nwo tion of these friction clutches is contained in my aforesaid co-pending application, a further description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

Mounted in constant mesh VWith the gears 18 to v21 inclusive, is a second series of inver'sely arranged vgears '25, 26,' 27, and 28 keyed to a counter shaft 29. YThe inner end of this shaft is mounted in an anti-friction bearing 30 seated in a.'socket 31 provided in the partition 12. The other end of this shaft projects through the bearing8 in the bearing opening 7 through the packing 11 to project s a distance beyond the'transmission casing 4 to receive a driven element 32 suitably keyed Vto the projecting end of the shaft. A thrust nut 33 is threaded upon this control shaft to force a Washer into abutment with the antifriction bearing races 8.Y

Referring furtherto the clutches, it Will be notedthat the inner ends of the clutch elementsV 24l project into the armature shaft-15 to be normally arranged in the pathof move- V'ment of a clutch actuating mechanism movable longitudinally Within the same.

This

clutch actuating mechanisinincludes, as in rvmy aforesaid application, a clutch actuating rod 34 having an enlarged portion '35 snugly fitting Within the bore of the armature shaft. Beyond this enlarged portion, the rod is tapered off toward its outer end VWhere it is again enlarged to provide a knob or cam 36 adapted for actuation ofthe clutch elements 24 when ymoved into engagement therewith. This cam end of the clutch rod isy slotted dia- Inet-rically'andV longitudinally as at .37 to'imlpart the requisite resilient yieldability thereto in order that the cams 36 will yieldingly move into engagement with the clutch elements 24 and yieldingly movel them radially voutward to expand any selected clutchshoes and yieldingly retain them Vin clutch engaging positions.

It Will be noted that the armature 'shaft' v15 extends .entirely through the motor and the fend opposite the transmission is mountedy in an anti-friction bearing 38 carried-in a bearoperating handle 44 in the manner disclosed Yin'.` my -aforesaid co-pendingY application,

This rack sleeve 42 is mountedy on one end of l my hand. lried by a rotary shaft 43 controlled by an Y s longitudinally through the'tubular armature shaft 1 5 and through the center of the electric motor and, consequently, the clutches 23 at one side of the motor are controlled by the operating mechanism arranged at the remote opposite side thereof.

Normally, the clutch operating rod is disposed so that the cam portions 36-thereof are disengaged fromall of the clutchelements of the seriesof clutches, Which permits rotation of the tubular armature shaft independently of any of thefgears. However, by moving the clutch operatingrod 34 through the arma- With any of the gears 18 to 21 inclusivevinay be operated to clutch the selected gear to the armature shaft Vfor obtaining the 'desired speed of the driven shaft 29 throughany one ofy the gears 25to 28 inclusive. fllt vWill be noted that by reason of thespecific construc- 1 tion of the actuating rod 34 andl itsV selective engagement With the gears 18, 19,20 and 21, -V

that the speed of the driven element 32 Vmay be changed or varied when the device is under `full load, full speed, and full torque.

y Itis to be understood that various changesl in the construction and arrangement-of parts may be made Without departing from the scope of the appendedclaim. Y

I claim: i i 'fil In combination with "an electric motor, a casing having closure lplates removably connected to yopposite ends thereof and provided with bearing surfaces, a tubular armature shaft extending through said motor and casing and revolubly mountedfin said bearing! tureV shaft, any one of the clutches associated surfaces, one ofrsaidclosure platesV having 'an outwardly extending portionforining a transmission housing, a series of gears loose- Vly mounted on the armature shaft ypositioned Within said housing, a friction clutch for each of said gears, a driven shaftpmounted in-said transmission. housing and having a series` of gears meshing With saidv loose gears, aclutch actuating rod extending axially Within said 331-0 tubular shaft and arranged to be operatively tively connecting the loose gears tothe driven Yconnected to each of said clutches-for selecshaft, a cover member extending outwardly "from the other vofsaid closure plates and arranged to receive theadjacent end ofthe actuating'rod', and operating means extending laterally Vfrom said cover and connected to said actuating rod, whereby the speed of the driven shaft may be.' changed'vvhen operated under full load, full torque andat full speed. In. testimony vvhereofv I havehereunto set Y ROY T. Wise.

ythe. clutch actuating rod 34 between a pair Of ent that'the clutch actuating rod 34 extends 5 y,spaced abutments 45 and 46.4 It Will be evi- 

